{"id":381728,"date":"2026-08-26T16:06:17","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T16:06:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/381728\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T16:06:17","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T16:06:17","slug":"tinney-homers-for-third-straight-game-mighty-mussels-take-opener-over-marauders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/381728\/","title":{"rendered":"Tinney homers for third straight game, Mighty Mussels take opener over Marauders"},"content":{"rendered":"


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Carson Tinney homered in his third straight game Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Merphy Hernandez upped his stolen base total to 44 Tuesday against the Marauders.<\/p>\n

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FORT MYERS\u00a0\u2013 Carson Tinney homered in his third consecutive game and Merphy Hernandez climbed the all-time steals list as the Fort Myers Mighty Mussels defeated the Bradenton Marauders 5-3 Tuesday night at Lee Health Sports Complex.<\/p>\n

Fort Myers\u2019 (65-54, 28-26) pitching struck out a combined 16 Bradenton Marauders (51-66, 20-33) on the night, one off of their season-high, which came on April 28 against Daytona.<\/p>\n

The Mighty Mussels got going right away in the bottom of the first courtesy of\u00a0Hernandez. After drawing a leadoff walk, he stole his 43rd base of the season, passing\u00a0Matt Lawton III\u00a0(1994) for fourth in a single season in franchise history (since 1992). Hernandez took third on a throwing error during the steal, then scored on a balk, all of which happened before a second pitch was thrown to the next hitter.<\/p>\n

Hernandez added another steal in the fifth, tying\u00a0Cleatus Davidson\u00a0(1998) for third in the franchise\u2019s record books. Since being added to the roster on May 21, Hernandez has the most steals in the Florida State League. During that time frame, he is tied for the third-most steals across all full-season MiLB affiliates while playing at least 15 games fewer than each player ahead of him.<\/p>\n

Fort Myers sent\u00a0Matt Barr\u00a0to the mound to make his sixth start of the season with the Mussels.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Barr faced the minimum in the second, aided by an outfield assist from\u00a0Yovanny Duran, who threw out a runner trying to stretch a single to a double.<\/p>\n

Barr, a 20-year-old righty, put together his best outing as a pro, working four innings and allowing just one run. He matched a season-high with five strikeouts without issuing a walk. He exited with the game tied 1-1.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Nick McAuliffe\u00a0(4-2) took over in the fifth and struck out the side while stranded two Marauders in scoring position.<\/p>\n

In the bottom of the frame,\u00a0Tinney\u00a0connected on his seventh home run in 17 games as a pro, lacing a 111.9 mph line drive onto the left field berm. Tinney now has four home runs in his last five games.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It is also his third consecutive game with a homer run, marking the 18th time in franchise history (tracked since 2005) that a Fort Myers\u2019 player has homered in three straight games. It is the second time that has happened this season, with\u00a0JP Smith II\u00a0doing so in May. The franchise record is four straight games with a home run, set by\u00a0Andrew Cossetti\u00a0in 2023.<\/p>\n

Brad Rudis\u00a0took over in the sixth inning and struck out the side, working around a leadoff walk.<\/p>\n

Colby Turner\u00a0demolished his second professional home run in the bottom of the sixth inning to make the score 3-1. His solo homer travelled 435 feet over the left field berm, making it the third longest home run of the season for the Mussels (Quentin Young\/Luis Fragoza, 437 feet).<\/p>\n

In the seventh, Tinney caught two would-be base stealers vying for second base. Bradenton made four outs on the bases tonight.<\/p>\n

Rudis was relieved with one out in the top of the eighth inning. He struck out five Marauders over 2.1 scoreless frames.\u00a0Adam Falinski\u00a0(S5) took over and fanned both men he faced.<\/p>\n

After\u00a0Isaiah Lane\u00a0walked and Turner roped a double, the Mussels added key insurance in the bottom of the eighth.\u00a0Ramiro Dominguez\u00a0poked a two-run single to left-center field to double the lead at 5-1.<\/p>\n

Falinski gave up a pair of runs in the ninth but held on for the win.<\/p>\n

The series continues with a doubleheader tosday, Aug. 26. First pitch of game one is scheduled for 4:35 p.m. with coverage beginning at 4:15 p.m. on the Mighty Mussels Baseball Network. Game two will begin no earlier than 7:05 p.m. Both contests will be seven innings.\u00a0<\/p>\n


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